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Butternut Squash Gratin

Nov 13, 2014 · 4 Comments

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Butternut Squash Gratin is a delicious and unique variation to your traditional gratin with squash and Gouda. Perfect for a Thanksgiving side dish recipe.

This Butternut Squash Gratin is a delicious and unique variation to your traditional gratin potatoes, featuring squash and Gouda.  Perfect for a Thanksgiving side dish recipe.  From TheGraciousWife.com #Thanksgiving #sidedishes

Butternut Squash Gratin

For Day 5 of our Week of Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes, we have a variation of your traditional gratin potatoes. ย This Butternut squash gratin includes 2 types of squash, plus creamy Gouda to make this gratin one of a kind.

 

What you'll need:

  • 1 butternut squash (3 pound)
  • 1 spaghetti squash (3 pound)
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • ยฝ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ยผ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 3 cups heavy whipping cream or half-and-half
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 4 cups grated Gouda cheese

This Butternut Squash Gratin is a delicious and unique variation to your traditional gratin potatoes, featuring squash and Gouda.  Perfect for a Thanksgiving side dish recipe.  From TheGraciousWife.com #Thanksgiving #sidedishes

Directions for Butternut Squash Gratin

1. ย Cut butternut squash and spaghetti squash in half length-wise. ย Remove and discard seeds.

2. Place squash , cut sides up in a lightly greased baking dishย or cookie sheet. ย Drizzle with butter and ยฝ cup brown sugar. ย Bake 40 minutes atย 450ยฐ.

3. ย Use a fork to scrape the inside of the spaghetti squash to remove strands and place in a large bowl. ย Scoop pulp from butternut squash and coarsely chop. ย Toss with spaghetti squash.

4. ย Stir together cinnamon, nutmeg, and ยฝ cup brown sugar in a separate mixing bowl.

5. ย Thinly slice potatoes. ย I like to use a cheese shaver like this one
to make my potatoes thin and uniform.

6. ย Warm cream in a medium saucepan. ย Warm until steaming but not boiling.

7. ย In a 9"x13" baking dish we'll now layer as follows:

  • 1 layer of potatoes
  • ยฝ of the squash mixture
  • ยฝ of the brown sugar mixture
  • 1 cup Gouda
  • ยพ cup cream
  • 1 layer of potatoes
  • 1 cup Gouda
  • 1 cup cream
  • 1 layer of potatoes
  • remaining squash mixture
  • remaining sugar mixture
  • 1 cup Gouda
  • 1 cup cream
  • 1 layer potatoes
  • 1 cup Gouda
  • remaining cream

8. ย Bake covered with foil at 450ยฐ for one hour. ย Remove foil and and bake another 25 minutes, or until golden and potatoes are cooked through. ย It will still be runny when you pull it out of the oven. ย But don't worry! Just let it set for 20 minutes and it will firm up.

Did you like this recipe? Find more on my Falling for Fall ,ย Soups & Sides, and Thanksgiving boards on Pinterest!

Stay tuned the rest of this week for more delicious Thanksgiving side dish recipes!

This Butternut Squash Gratin is a delicious and unique variation to your traditional gratin potatoes, featuring squash and Gouda.  Perfect for a Thanksgiving side dish recipe.  From TheGraciousWife.com #Thanksgiving #sidedishes

This Butternut Squash Gratin is a delicious and unique variation to your traditional gratin potatoes, featuring squash and Gouda.  Perfect for a Thanksgiving side dish recipe.  From TheGraciousWife.com #Thanksgiving #sidedishes

This Butternut Squash Gratin is a delicious and unique variation to your traditional gratin potatoes, featuring squash and Gouda. Perfect for a Thanksgiving side dish recipe. From TheGraciousWife.com #Thanksgiving #sidedishes

Butternut Squash Gratin

Butternut Squash Gratin is a delicious and unique variation to your traditional gratin with squash and Gouda. Perfect for a Thanksgiving side dish recipe.
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Butternut Squash Gratin
Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour hour
Total Time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Calories:
Author: Michelle

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • ยฝ medium sweet onion diced
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • ยผ cup fresh sage leaves chopped
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
  • ยฝ teaspoon salt
  • ยฝ teaspoon black pepper
  • ยผ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 2 to 3 pounds butternut squash peeled, seeded, and sliced into โ…›-inch disks
  • ยผ cup water
  • 8 ounces Gruyere cheese freshly grated

Topping

  • 1 cup Panko bread crumbs
  • ยผ cup grated Parmesan
  • ยฝ cup walnuts chopped
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
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Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375ยฐF.
  • In a large skillet over medium heat, heat olive oil.
  • Add onion to the skillet and sautรฉ until tender and translucent, about 4 minutes.
  • Add garlic, sage, brown sugar, salt, pepper, and nutmeg to the skillet. Continue cooking until the garlic is fragrant, about 2 minutes.
  • Remove from heat. Stir in cream. Set aside.
  • Grease a large 9"x13" baking dish.
  • Add the water to the bottom of the prepared dish.
  • Place โ…“ of the butternut squash in the bottom of the dish. Drizzle โ…“ of the cream mixture on top. Then sprinkle โ…“ of the Gruyere.
  • Repeat the layers butternut, cream, cheese twice more.
  • In a separate medium mixing bowl, add all of the topping ingredients. Stir with a fork to combine.
  • Sprinkle topping on top of butternut squash layers.
  • Cover with parchment paper to prevent sticking and then foil so that cover is tight.
  • Bake covered for 45 minutes at 375ยฐF.
  • Uncover. Turn oven up to 400ยฐF, and cook for an additional 15 minutes.

Notes

  • Slicing: mandolin, less pretty slices in bottom layers.
  • Sage: sub dried
  • Storage
  • Freeze?
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  1. Kristina and Millie says

    November 18, 2014 at 2:42 pm

    Hmmm I like 'gratin and I like butternut squash so this is going to be a must try for sure. Your recipe for Butternut squash au gratin sounds delish and the end pictures make my mouth water! nom nom nom!

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  2. Valerie says

    November 19, 2014 at 3:27 pm

    This looks like a great idea for a Thanksgiving side dish! For sure will be pinning this one.

    Reply
  3. Zenda says

    November 21, 2014 at 8:06 am

    Oh, my!! This looks and sounds delicious! I've raised a few butternuts this summer and will be using them to make this gratin. Thanks for the recipe!

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  4. Jacqui Odell says

    November 21, 2014 at 10:03 am

    This sounds amazing! Thank you for linking up to Party Time and we hope to see you again next week!

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